“The first game is always the toughest, but I’m happy because we tried hard. The second half was harder for us, but we are going to learn from this and prepare ourselves better for the other two games against Nigeria and Mexico.

“The aim was getting the three points, however, we got a draw and although I’m a little bit sad about it, at the same time I’m very happy because my players gave their best and I would like to thank my players for this effort.”